Aruna Dinakara

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Current profession: Chess is my passion and I've been a full time professional chess coach since 2016 and have students from India, U.S.A, Australia, Germany, U.K and Netherlands.

Excerpts from my chess achievements:
* Multiple times Tumkur District Chess champion(age group) from 1997 - 2002
* Karnataka State U-18 Chess Champion (from NCA) in 2002
* Karnataka State Runner-up U-25 (from NCA) in 2002
* Represented Karnataka in National level chess tourney held @Vijayawada 2002
* Represented Karnataka in National level chess tourney held @Bangalore 2002
* Individual board Gold medalist in VTU Chess championship 2006

Ex profession: Software Engineer (2008-2015). I have got 7 years work experience in IT industry decorating designations from Software Engineer to Senior Software Engineer to Associate Project Manager to Organization level Agile software technical trainer working with Tech giants viz., Tech Mahindra Ltd. (for Motorola - US) and Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions Ltd., across locations viz., Chennai, Bengaluru, U.S.A and Germany.

Academic Qualifications:
1) B.E. in Computer Science (2004-2008).
2) An online non-credit course in 'Introduction to Psychology' authorized by Yale University offered by Courseera (2021).

Languages Spoken

English

Hindi

Kannada

Education

V.T.U 2008

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.)

coursera 2021

Introduction to Psychology

Address

Gottigere 8th Phase, Bangalore, India - 560076

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Expertise

Chess Basics for Beginners

Chess Tactics | Chess Strategy for Beginners to Advanced

Fun and Engaging professional class.

Chess Middle Game

Teaches

Chess Coaching classes

4 reviews

4 Students

Class Location

Online (video chat via skype, google hangout etc)

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Years of Experience in Chess Coaching classes

Reviews (4)

4.8 out of 5 4 reviews

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Pravallika

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Reviewed on 16 Aug, 2025

Chess Coaching

"Thank you for the demo class. I really liked the way you explained the concepts in a simple way You were patient and gave my child time to think, which helped her feel comfortable. The session was engaging. "

Reply by Aruna

Thanks a ton for such a warm & encouraging review.

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Abhijit C

Reviewed on 15 May, 2017

Chess Coaching

"Aruna follows a systematic syllabus for all the three levels of chess that is Foundation, Intermediate and Expert Levels. He has a deep understanding about the game and explains the complex concepts in a very simple manner. I would like to recommend him to everyone who wants to learn the game of chess in a very systematic manner. "

Reply by Aruna

Thanks a ton for such a thoughtful review.

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Ravi K

Reviewed on 17 Feb, 2016

Chess Coaching

"Aruna is awesome teacher/person who has loads of patience & passion. He genuinely cares about helping his students. My son loves his class and never wants to miss it. We are very much satisfied and I highly recommend him "

Reply by Aruna

Thank you very much for such a warm review.

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Veena Mahesha

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Reviewed on 09 Feb, 2016

Chess Coaching

"Communication is very good .Training is excellent. Thank you so much. "

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Thank you.

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1. Which classes do you teach?

I teach Chess Coaching Class.

2. Do you provide a demo class?

Yes, I provide a free demo class.

3. How many years of experience do you have?

I have been teaching for 8 years.

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Professional Chess Coach since 2016 | International FIDE rated Chess Player | Chess Content Creator

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